Author: ITPulse

Fiam Wi-Fi today announced it is expanding its use of Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi-Fi platform to Ajegunle, a densely populated and lower-income area in Lagos, Africa’s most populous city. This initiative is supported by Facebook Connectivity as part of efforts to boost internet access across Lagos, Nigeria. Over the next three months, Fiam Wi-Fi will roll out additional Express Wi-Fi services in some of the most deprived communities in Lagos – including Makoko, a community built partly on stilts across the Lagos Lagoon and Naty Village, both shing communities without any public infrastructure. “With millions of Nigerians unable to afford…

Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company has released financial malware attacks for the first quarter of 2021, with the result showing the overall number of financial malware attacks in Nigeria has decreased in the first half of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020, The report disclosed that 14.4% of the 4 812 attacks recorded in the country targeted corporate users. This, according to Kaspersky is a cause for concern. “As local businesses have continued to adjust to remote work scenarios and the rest of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to witness cybercriminals using this…

As the data center market continued to witness a steady interest from major global cloud service providers such as AWS and Microsoft, along with Huawei, the market has been projected to reach a whopping $3 billion by 2025, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of over 12 percent during the period. The growth in the market, according to Markets & Research is driving by the growing demand for cloud-based services and modular data center solutions among enterprises, especially in SMEs and government agencies. The report also disclosed that it is expected over 70 percent of organizations operating in the…

New data presented by Finbold indicates that about 4.74 billion people, representing 60% of the global population will have access to 5G coverage by 2026, as the network is projected a major technology take-off in the next few years. The data revealed that as of June 2021, 1.97 billion people, representing 25% of the global population already had access to 5G network coverage. Elsewhere, 3GPP accounts for the biggest share at 95%, while LTE has 86%. In 2023, 2024, and 2025, 5G network coverage is projected to account for 39%, 46%, and 53% of the global population, respectively. Meanwhile, the…

Ttore, a frontline retail platform, has partnered with leading telecoms giants, MTN and 9Mobile to offer bargain-hungry shoppers mouthwatering freebies on every purchase of specific models of Tecno and Infinix smartphones. The offer, tagged Jara Sales, is available in various MTN and 9Mobile partner stores nationwide. Equally important, shoppers who walk into any of these stores to purchase any of the specified devices instantly gets a free powerbank or headset. The offer applies to shoppers who purchase either the Tecno Camon 17 series, Tecno Spark 7, Infinix Note 10 series and Infinix Note 10T series.   To benefit from the unmatched…

According to a recent report, Africa needs 700 data centre facilities to meet the growing demand for capacity and density in today’s digitally-driven operating environment. This is easier said than done given the power, land, and water requirements of modern data centres. And yet, this has become a non-negotiable at a time when cloud adoption has accelerated and become a top business priority. “These mission-critical facilities require resilient infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted services that enable business, operations, and systems to function effectively and continuously – especially given the ongoing lockdown conditions still experienced in many African countries, but for a…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the media report indicating that MTN Nigeria has renewed its Unified Access Service Licence ((UASL) by the Commission for another period of 10 years is not true. In a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the telecom regulator stated that while MTN Nigeria has applied for the renewal of the Unified Access Service Licence ((UASL) granted to it by the Commission, the application is yet to be approved as it is still undergoing required regulatory processes. The statement, according to NCC is issued for the guidance of our general stakeholders.…

The invaluable impact of the Worldwide Web to businesses, products and service delivery in today’s world can no longer be overemphasised. Little wonder as the preparations for this year’s global celebration for the Worldwide Web Day 2021 draws closer, more individuals, institutions and the Organised Private Sector have continously confirmed their partnership with the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), promoter and organisers of the event in Nigeria their endorsements and participation. According to a statement by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development signed by Dr Bayero Agabi, President of the leading internet safety, awareness and training organisation…

Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-Commerce giant, has promised huge excitement and mouth-watering deals for the August 2021 edition of its monthly online auction tagged – Konga Last Price. The August edition of Konga Last Price holds on Monday, August 2, 2021, by 12 pm. Held on the first Monday of each month, Konga Last Price is a live auction pioneered by the e-Commerce group and held digitally across the company’s social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, among others.  The initiative has seen Konga deliver a range of genuine products at ridiculously pegged opening bid prices, thereby affording bargain-hungry…

By Don Pedro Aganbi The world has gone digital. From the news, politics, finance, health, mobile phones and on to education; everything has some form of a digital footprint. Today, people have access to abundant data and information on virtually every subject on this planet. The advent of the internet and computer technologies over the past century has led to the digitisation of all sectors and all affairs of human life, including the economy. The economy of any country is pivotal to its inherent progress, and Nigeria is no exception. Nigeria, a country with vast resources, is only beginning to…